varaguNamangai

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:

History

This varaguNamangai dhivya dhESam is commonly known as naththam. This is one among navathiruppathi dhivya dhESams (in pANdiya nAdu) and also part of the triplet  dhivya dhESams varaguNamangai, thiruppuLingudi, SrIvaikuNdam which were glorified by nammAzhwAr in a single pAsuram in thiruvAimozhi. Even today, we can observe that emperumAns from these three dhivya dhESams stay together in AzhwArthirunagari during vaikAsi viSAka uthsavam 5th day and in SrIvaikuNtam chithrai brahmOthsavam, while AzhwAr performs mangaLASAsanam to all three of them together.

emperumAn is in a seated posture in this dhivya dhESam facing east. mUlavar is known as vijayAsanar (one who is seated in victorious throne) and he is seated along with varaguNa mangai nAchchiyAr and varaguNa valli nAchchiyAr. uthsavar is known as em idar kadivAn (one who removes my troubles). yOga narasimhar sannidhi is also present in the temple facing west.

Historical Details

A brAhmaNa named vEdhavith performs great thapas (penance) to please SrI mahAvishNu and being pleased by his efforts, to give dharSan to him, the lord appears as vijayAsanar in this dhivya dhESam.

Subsequently, the great rishi rOmasa was staying along with his disciples in this dhivya dhESam. Once a fisherman while fishing the temple pushkariNi gets bitten by a snake and dies. His soul ascends to svarga immediately. A disciple named sathyavAn observes this and asks his guru “What puNya has he done to ascend to svarga?”. rOmasa explained “Previously, this hunter was born as the son of the king of vidharba. Initially he was righteous. But when he grew up, due to bad friendship, he became evil. After he died, he suffered in hell for long time. Subsequently, he was born as a hunter, hunted many animals and suffered for that too. Eventually, due to the previous puNyas, he was born in a fisherman family in this varaguNamangai dhivya dhESam and have now died from here. Due to losing his life in this holy abode, he attained svarga”.

Deities/uthsavams

Outside the temple,

  • SrI vAnamAmalai mutt
    • perumAL arrives here during the 2nd day of mAsi brahmOthsavam

uthsavams

  • chithrai
    • svAthi – naraishma jayanthi
    • 5 days completing on asvathi/asvini- Unjal uthsavam
  • vaikAsi
  •  Ani
  • Adi
  • AvaNi
  • purattAsi
  • aippasi
    • uthrattAdhi – varushAbhishEkam
  •  kArthigai
  • mArgazhi
    • dhanur/mArgazhi mAsam kramam
    • vaikuNta EkAdhasi (perumAL sayana thirukkOlam)
  • thai
  • mAsi
    • 13 days uthsavam. 12th day – asvathi/asvini – thIrthavAri, 13th day – pushpa yAgam
  • panguni

kramam (routine)/timings

Timings

  • 9am to 1pm
  • 2pm to 6pm

puRappAdu kramam

  • asvathi/asvini – perumAL puRappAdu
  • EkAdhasi – perumAL puRappAdu

mangaLAsAsanam

puLingudik kidandhu varaguNamangai irundhu
vaikundhaththuL ninRu
theLindha en sindhai agam kazhiyAdhE
ennai ALvAy! enakkaruLi
naLirndha sIr ulagamUnRudan viyappa
nAngaL kUththAdi ninRArppa
paLingu nIr mugilin pavaLam pOl
kanivAy sivappa nI kANa vArAyE

Contacts

Sri R Karthik, EO,
TNHRCE Office,
Srivaikuntam.

Near by City: Tirunelveli

Near by Town: Srivaikuntam

How to reach: Train, Buses, Autos, Taxis available from Tirunelveli/Srivaikuntam to thiruppuLingudi

Sri Varagunamangai kainkarya sabha, Srivaikuntam. 9786859544, 9486492279.